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'true' : 'false'" :aria-controls="$id('header__dropdown-menu-list')" :id="$id('header__dropdown-menu-trigger')" @click="clicked = !clicked" > About </button> <ul :aria-labelledby="$id('header__dropdown-menu-trigger')" :id="$id('header__dropdown-menu-list')" class="header__dropdown-menu-list " x-show="clicked || hovered" x-cloak x-transition:enter-start="header__dropdown-menu-list--transitioning" x-transition:leave-end="header__dropdown-menu-list--transitioning" > <li> <a class="header__dropdown-menu-list-item" href="/about-blue" > About Blue </a> </li> <li> <a class="header__dropdown-menu-list-item" href="/sustainability" > Sustainability </a> </li> <li> <a class="header__dropdown-menu-list-item" href="/news" > News </a> </li> <li> <a class="header__dropdown-menu-list-item" href="/news/gallery" aria-current="page" > Gallery </a> </li> </ul> </div> </li> <li> <a class="header__navigation-item" href="/careers" > Careers </a> </li> <li> <a class="header__navigation-item" href="https://shop.blueorigin.com/" > Shop </a> </li> </ul> </nav> <div class="header__dropdown-menu header__dropdown-menu--desktop_only " x-id="['header__dropdown-menu-list', 'header__dropdown-menu-trigger']" x-data="{ clicked: false, hovered: false, }" @mouseenter="hovered = true" @mouseleave="hovered = false" @focusout="if (!$el.contains($event.relatedTarget)) clicked = false" @click.outside="clicked = hovered = false" > <button class="header__dropdown-menu-trigger" type="button" :aria-expanded="clicked || hovered ? 'true' : 'false'" :aria-controls="$id('header__dropdown-menu-list')" :id="$id('header__dropdown-menu-trigger')" @click="clicked = !clicked" > <img class="header__translation-menu-trigger-icon" src="https://d3ezn0y6hdgq62.cloudfront.net/components/header/language.svg" alt="Language" /> </button> <ul :aria-labelledby="$id('header__dropdown-menu-trigger')" :id="$id('header__dropdown-menu-list')" class="header__dropdown-menu-list " x-show="clicked || hovered" x-cloak x-transition:enter-start="header__dropdown-menu-list--transitioning" x-transition:leave-end="header__dropdown-menu-list--transitioning" > <li lang="en-US" dir="ltr"> <a class="header__dropdown-menu-list-item" href="/news/gallery" aria-current="true" > English </a> </li> <li lang="es-MX" dir="ltr"> <a class="header__dropdown-menu-list-item" href="/sp/new-shepard/fly" > Español </a> </li> <li lang="fr-FR" dir="ltr"> <a class="header__dropdown-menu-list-item" href="/fr/new-shepard/fly" > Français </a> </li> <li lang="zh-CN" dir="ltr"> <a class="header__dropdown-menu-list-item" href="/zh/new-shepard/fly" > 中文（简体) </a> </li> <li lang="zh-HK" dir="ltr"> <a class="header__dropdown-menu-list-item" href="/hk/new-shepard/fly" > 中文 (繁體) </a> </li> <li lang="en-JP" dir="ltr"> <a class="header__dropdown-menu-list-item" href="/ja/new-shepard/fly" > 日本語 </a> </li> <li lang="pt-BR" dir="ltr"> <a class="header__dropdown-menu-list-item" href="/pt/new-shepard/fly" > Português </a> </li> <li lang="ar-EG" dir="rtl"> <a class="header__dropdown-menu-list-item" href="/ar/new-shepard/fly" > عربي </a> </li> </ul> </div> <a class="btn btn-blue header__call-to-action header__call-to-action--desktop_only " href="/new-shepard/reserve-a-seat" > Fly to Space </a> <div class="header__overlay" x-data="{ isOpen: false, open() { this.isOpen = true; requestAnimationFrame(() => { $focus.focus($refs['header__overlay-modal']); }); }, close() { this.isOpen = false; $focus.focus($refs['header__overlay-trigger']); }, }" > <button class="header__overlay-trigger" :class="isOpen ? 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